Covering Cake Dummies

Hello-I was going to enter a cake in our local fair and we are allowed to use dummies. This is the first time I will be using these and I was wondering if I'm covering them in fondant do I still need to apply BC first? I know I should cover them with plastic wrap first to be able to use them again.

You don't need to cover them with anything. Just lightly spritz water on them like mentioned and viola. Now if you leave the fondant on there for a year or so like I did, then you risk pulling a chunk of your styrofoam dummy off when you take the fondant off. If it's on there for a few days, weeks, it shouldn't be a problem. Just remember to lightly mist the dummy, don't drench it.

I like to spread a thin layer of shortening (Crisco) on the dummy before I cover it. It kind of fills in the small holes and the fondant sticks to it great. The fondant also comes off pretty easily too.

Mine have dried and cracked after several several months! I don't think a month or two will do that. Not sure of your weather conditions though. That might have something to do with it. If you are going to keep your cake on display for a while then maybe a plexiglass case or the like might be best. I know if you are coloring your fondant to keep it out of direct sunlight and florescent light for extended periods of time. The fondant will fade. Even rotating your cake regularly won't make it fade evenly. I tried!

Oh...and do you use anything to secure them when you stack them up? I'm worried that if someone bumps the table....boop...on the floor they go! I was considering a center dowel, but then you don't have much of a chance of reusing the styrofoams, huh?